This Is Horror Podcast

In this podcast, Sadie Hartmann talks about 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered, future projects, horror fiction subgenres, and much more. [3:53] Biggest changes personally and professionally in the last three years. [8:29] Sadie's future plans. [10:19] Reviewing. [32:06] Publishing models and hybrid publishing. [39:34] Page Street Publishing Inviting Sadie to write 101 Horror Books. [...

In this podcast, Stephanie Parent talks about The Briars, working in a haunted dungeon, haunted houses, and much more. [2:55] The Briars. [8:55] Working in a haunted dungeon. [21:02] Misconceptions about BDSM and related work. [41:17] Setting boundaries. [58:37] Editing The Briars. [1:12:26] What is next for Stephanie. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-...

In this podcast, Stephanie Parent talks about first experiences with stories, pantsing vs. plotting, early life lessons, and much more. [2:37] Early life lessons growing up in Baltimore. [11:32] Where to start with a story—plotting and pantsing. [16:04] First experiences with story. [25:43] Creating stories for the first time. [43:51] Motivation and what keeps Stephanie going with stories. Full po...

In this podcast, we chat with Stephen Graham Jones, Eric LaRocca, Gemma Files, Ellen Datlow, Wendy Wagner, Jon Padgett, Cam Collins, Steve Shell, and Neil McRobert about their This Is Horror Award wins in 2021. [4:11] Novel of the Year with Stephen Graham Jones [28:52] Novella of the Year with Eric LaRocca [1:12:14] Short Story Collection of the Year with Gemma Files [2:07:35] Anthology of the Yea...

In this podcast, Nick Cutter and Andrew F. Sullivan talk about The Handyman Method, successful collaborations, story pacing, and much more. [4:02] How Craig and Andrew met. [18:39] Why collaborate on The Handyman Method? [40:19] Masculinity and fragility. [57:16] Satire, comedy, and horror. [1:08:53] Social media and its effect on real life. [25:34] Story pacing. Full podcast show notes are availa...

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about Everything the Darkness Eats, writing authentically, managing writing expectations, and much more. [3:36] Why Eric wrote Everything the Darkness Eats. [11:15] Did Eric hold something back with the original ending? [22:04] Split narrative. [33:06] The occult and religion. [37:08] The controversial sexual assault scene. [1:02:06] The title: Everything the Da...

In this podcast, Eric LaRocca talks about Everything the Darkness Eats, writing authentically, managing writing expectations, and much more. [3:39] What has changed for Eric in the last five months. [11:36] Getting into the right headspace for promoting a book. [20:28] Fight Club syndrome. [27:02] Getting wrapped up in metrics and expectations. [28:37] John Carpenter and The Thing. [51:02] The edi...

In this podcast, Dean Koontz talks about his new book After Death, suspense, horror, and science fiction labels, Dean’s unique writing voice, and much more. [3:02] Biggest changes both personally and professionally since Dean was last on the podcast. [16:16] After Death and coming up with book titles. [24:07] Corruption and power. [37:27] Suspense, horror, and science fiction labels. [40:23] The A...

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about Egorov, Doug and Judy Buy the House Washer, The Jupiter Drop, and much more. [3:01] Biggest fear. [29:55] Traci Kenworth, via Patreon, asks how fame has affected Josh's writing. [38:01] Egorov and ending the collection with a novel. [1:06:47] Doug and Judy Buy the House Washer. [1:18:00] The Jupiter Drop. Full podcast show notes are available here: https:...

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about writing routine, writing a novel documentary, A Ben Evans Film, and much more. [3:59] Spin A Black Yarn short story collection/Half The House Is Haunted. [23:30] Josh's real-life ghost story. [34:44] Jizzly Bear. [47:16] Samhattan/Argyle. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-512-josh-malerman-on-half-the-house-is-...

In this podcast, Josh Malerman talks about writing routine, writing a novel documentary, A Ben Evans Film, and much more. [5:08] Alan Baxter, via Patreon, asks about drafts when writing a book. [8:41] Writing routine and writing documentary. [14:03] Social media. [1:02:50] Sky Elobar/A Ben Evans Film. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-511-josh-malerman-...

In this podcast, Ai Jiang talks about Linghun, I Am AI, what makes us human, and much more. [2:42] Linghun. [5:34] Hauntings. [21:27] Getting a literary agent. [32:54] Writing from different perspectives. [41:32] Uncle's death and the impact of grief. [47:54] The commodification of death. [53:59] I Am AI. [1:01:07] Experience with AI. [1:16:14] Advice to eighteen-year-old self. [1:19:07] Connect w...

In this podcast, Ai Jiang talks about early life lessons, defining success and failure, being Chinese-Canadian, and much more. [4:33] Early life lessons. [11:26] Defining failure. [17:17] Success. [28:50] First experiences with story. [35:10] Being Chinese-Canadian. [40:01] Place and writing. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-509-ai-jiang-on-early-life-...

In this podcast we preview episode sixteen of Story Unboxed in which we unbox and analyse Something in the Dirt. [3:05] Unboxing Something in the Dirt Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/preview-su-016-something-in-the-dirt-with-gemma-files Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror

In this podcast, Craig Clevenger talks about writing about the aftermath of violence, transgressive fiction, post-pandemic book releases, and much more. [3:23] Writing as Icarus in Mother Howl. [10:44] Writing dialogue. [16:01] The aftermath of violence. [24:00] Promoting Mother Howl vs. promoting previous books. [40:18] Live vs. in-person events. [50:13] An important conversation with Rob Hart. [...

In this podcast, Craig Clevenger talks about Mother Howl, writing in the third person, writing dialogue, and much more. [3:17] Biggest changes in the past two years. [7:29] Mother Howl. [14:57] Writing in the third person. [26:47] Misconceptions about family. [37:27] The police. [54:31] Healthcare and insurance in America. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/...

In this podcast, Glen Mazzara talks about The Shield, LA, the WGA strike action, and much more. [3:24] Moving to LA to pursue writing in 1998. / The Shield. [39:19] How to break a story. [44:47] Showrunners. [48:59] The Dark Tower. [1:18:14] The WGA and Strike Action. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-506-glen-mazzara-on-the-shield-la-and-wga-strike-act...

In this podcast, Glen Mazzara talks about The Walking Dead, storytelling, the writers’ room, and much more. [3:11] Early life lessons growing up in Queens, New York. [6:27] Lessons from the hospital applicable to the writers' room. [14:16] First experiences with story and wanting to become a writer. [30:30] Hater by David Moody. [21:36] Changes as a result of the pandemic. [32:38] Returning to zom...

In this podcast, Joe R. Lansdale talks about The Donut Legion, Jane Goes North, conspiracy theories, and much more. [2:46] Biggest changes in the last four years. [17:52] Sugar on the Bones. [29:58] The Donut Legion. [52:47] Pizzagate. [59:31] Bizarre conspiracy theories. [1:03:43] Writing as a writer. [1:18:35] The Cohen Brothers. [1:21:31] Jane Goes North. [1:25:32] The audiobook. [1:29:14] Robe...

In this podcast, Suzanne Young talks about The Program series, writing about mental health, her writing routine, and much more. [3:31] In Nightfall. [37:02] Grandmother's influence on Nonna. [50:31] Young Adult vs. Adult books. [53:46] Co-writing a book with Tom DeLonge. [1:05:32] Connect with Suzanne Young. [1:00:42] Which comedian or musician would Suzanne love to collaborate with next. Full pod...

In this podcast, Suzanne Young talks about The Program series, writing about mental health, her writing routine, and much more. [3:35] Early life lessons. [8:21] First experience with stories. [12:12] Writing as a way to process what has happened. [14:14] The Program series. [22:28] Writing about mental health. [37:21] Writing at night vs. writing in the morning. [48:34] Deciding to write professi...

In this podcast, Grady Hendrix talks about How to Sell a Haunted House, puppets, Japanese horror, and much more. [3:25] Biggest changes for Grady in the last five years. [15:52] J-horror and Japanese horror. [26:29] How to Sell a Haunted House. [58:27] Puppets. [1:07:51] Connect with Grady. [1:08:04] Final thoughts. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-501...

In this podcast, Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella celebrate 500 episodes and 10 years of This Is Horror Podcast. Hosted by Lisa Quigley (Ladies of the Fright) and Robb Olson (The ARC Party). [3:18] Inspirations for This is Horror Podcast. [19:07] This Is Horror's place in podcasting. [30:34] Big changes and transformational moments for This Is Horror Podcast. [1:06:10] Empathy and horror. [...

In this podcast, we announce and speak with the winners of the Fiction Podcast and Nonfiction Podcast of the Year in the This Is Horror Awards 2021. [2:14] Fiction Podcast of the Year. [56:38] Nonfiction Podcast of the Year. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-499-fiction-podcast-and-nonfiction-podcast-of-the-year-this-is-horror-awards-2021 Support This I...

In this podcast, Caroline Kepnes talks about her brand new Joe Goldberg novel, For You and Only You, Scabies for Breakfast, finding the right way to tell your story, and much more. [3:31] For You and Only You. [10:53] Naming convention in You series. [25:50] Finding the right way and time to tell your story. [31:02] Checking social media. [47:37] Scabies for Breakfast. [56:20] Santino Fontana narr...